QID - 050050 Monthly Milk Price - NH

	NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE	Monthly Milk Price December 2012				Form Approved O.M.B Number 535-0003 Expires 12/31/2013 QID by SSO QID 050050
USDA, NASS, New England Field Office 53 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 603-224-9639 Fax: 1-800-754-7607 E-mail: [email protected]				January 14, 2013 Dear Milk Handler, To provide the dairy industry with accurate information on the average prices received by farmers for milk, we are asking milk handlers to furnish the following information on prices paid. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law; however, cooperation by each handler is essential for accurate estimates. Individual reports will be kept strictly confidential and used only to calculate official state estimates. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, Gary Keough Director

Please make corrections in name, address and zip code, if necessary.

Please provide the average premium paid per cwt to producers for milk received for the following months. Premiums should include all payments made directly to producers for bulk tank, volume, quality and quantity. The average should represent all monies paid as premiums, divided by all milk received. Do not include payments for butterfat, protein, and other solids.
STATE	Average Premiums Paid to Producers for Milk
	November 2012 Revised	December 2012	January 2013 Preliminary
Connecticut	$/cwt	$/cwt	$/cwt
Maine	$/cwt	$/cwt	$/cwt
Massachusetts	$/cwt	$/cwt	$/cwt
New Hampshire	$/cwt	$/cwt	$/cwt
Rhode Island	$/cwt	$/cwt	$/cwt
Vermont	$/cwt	$/cwt	$/cwt

2. Please provide the average prices per cwt and corresponding milkfat tests for milk received from producers during the three months listed below. Include all premium payments made directly to producers for bulk tank, volume, quantity, quality, protein and other premiums. The prices you report should be before any deductions are made for hauling or government withholdings. Include payments for butterfat, protein, and other solids.

STATE	Average Monthly Prices Paid to Producers and Fat Test Percent
	November 2012 Revised		December 2012		January 2013 Preliminary
Connecticut	$/cwt	% milkfat	$/cwt	% milkfat	$/cwt	% milkfat
Maine	$/cwt	% milkfat	$/cwt	% milkfat	$/cwt	% milkfat
Massachusetts	$/cwt	% milkfat	$/cwt	% milkfat	$/cwt	% milkfat
New Hampshire	$/cwt	% milkfat	$/cwt	% milkfat	$/cwt	% milkfat
Rhode Island	$/cwt	% milkfat	$/cwt	% milkfat	$/cwt	% milkfat
Vermont	$/cwt	% milkfat	$/cwt	% milkfat	$/cwt	% milkfat

Please fax your response by January 18, 2013.

FACSIMILE NUMBER (800) 754-7607

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Phone:_____________________________________

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0003. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.